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TOWN GUIDE : CHESTER
large second-story veranda with three bay windows , and a central entrance below leads to the private offices that now occupy the structure .
Head west on Main Street and cross Church Street . You will then find the Congregational Church building on your right . Built in the 1820s , the church is a wonderful example of Federalist ecclesiastical architecture . It served as a Union Meeting House for Methodist , Congregational , and Universalist Parishioners until the mid-19th century . Its striking two-story wood-framed structure is crowned by a tall five-stage clock and bell tower , which stands over a pedimented entrance pavilion .
After walking south across Main Street , you will see St . Luke ’ s Episcopal Church on your right . Designed by the renowned 19th-century Boston architect , W . P . Wentworth , this Gothic Revival-style church boasts a front pavilion with a large stained-glass window . Its steeply-pitched slate roof is topped by a bell tower with a pyramid-peaked cap . After heading east and crossing School Street , you will arrive at the Pollard House , which is located on the southern side of the street . This ornate Queen Anne-style residence was built for William Pollard , who was the co-owner of a thriving shirtwaist factory at the turn of the 20th century . The clapboard-sided , wood-framed structure is exquisitely detailed and features an imposing 3-story octagonal corner tower .
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Your historic walking tour concludes at the Whiting Library , which stands directly adjacent to the Pollard House . The library was built in the early 1890s and was designed by the celebrated Vermont architect , George H . Guernsey . It was named in honor of the 19th-century physician , Laurin G . Whiting , and his wife , Abigail , who bequeathed the land that it stands on to the town of Chester . The elegant brick and stonemasonry structure combines aspects of Romanesque and Queen Anne style architecture . Its pyramidal peaked corner tower adds an
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